1978 Alabama Senate election
November 8, 1978
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All 35 seats in the Alabama State Senate 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District results Democratic: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Unopposed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Alabama Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 1978, to elect 35 representatives to serve four-year terms in the Alabama Senate. While 35 districts were up for election, only 9 saw Republican opposition. Both of the state's Black senators, U. W. Clemon and J. Richmond Pearson, won re-election, with the newly elected Michael Figures joining their ranks.
Primary elections were held on September 5 with runoffs on September 26. This election used the same legislative map as was used in 1974, utilizing single-member districts.
Incumbent president pro tempore Joe Fine did not run for another term, instead opting for an attorney general campaign, which was unsuccessful. Finis St. John was unanimously elected president on January 9, 1979.